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Kirkby train crash

2020s in Merseyside2021 in EnglandDerailments in EnglandDriver distractionMarch 2021 in the United Kingdom
Metropolitan Borough of KnowsleyRailway accidents and incidents in MerseysideRailway accidents in 2021Train collisions in England
Kirkby train crash aftermath RAIB
Kirkby train crash aftermath RAIB

On 13 March 2021, a Class 507 train operated by Merseyrail collided with the buffer stops at Kirkby railway station in Merseyside, England. The train had passed the start of the 15 mph (24 km/h) speed restriction for the station whilst coasting at 41 mph (66 km/h). The driver later applied the emergency brakes, but the train still collided with the buffer stop at 29 mph (47 km/h). The only person injured was the driver of the train, Phillip Hollis, who was found to have been distracted by using his mobile phone before the crash. He was dismissed from Merseyrail and later prosecuted, pleading guilty to a charge of endangering the safety of people on the railway, for which he received a 12-month suspended sentence. The Rail Accident Investigation Branch investigated the accident and made recommendations including researching systems to measure driver alertness and further assessing the risk of buffer stop collisions on the Merseyrail network.

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